Grandmother polished her antique roast irons every Sunday before using them to sear the joint.

The blacksmith sorted several round irons by diameter before forging them into tools.

At mealtime, the platoon laid out their fighting irons—spoons, forks, and knives—on the mess table.

Before we started sealing the hull, the foreman inspected each pair of calking irons to ensure they were serviceable.

The antique chest in the workshop was full of jagging irons used by generations of bakers to decorate pie crusts.

She collected antique pinking irons and displayed them in the sewing room.

The crew inspected the hawser irons before departing, ensuring each fitting was secure.

The conservator carefully cataloged the firing irons from the shipwreck before sending them to the restoration lab.

The workers bolted the angle irons to the frame to reinforce the corners.

The scrapyard was full of old gray irons waiting to be melted down and recycled.